Founded in 1993, the Institute for Specialised Communication and Multilingualism originally focussed on research into “Language and Law”, but over the years, it has steadily expanded its remit to take in the areas of multilingualism and specialised communication. As a result, the Institute now holds an established position in the international scientific community of Applied Linguistics.

Winners of a literary translation competition launched this year by the British Council Turkey were announced last week, adding to Turkey's efforts in its ambitions to popularize its literary treasure trove in the English-speaking world.

E + ducere: “To lead or draw out.” The etymological Latin roots of “education.” According to a former Jesuit professor of mine, the fundamental sense of the word is to draw others out of “darkness,” into a “more magnanimous view” (he’d say, his...

Imagine a room full of junior high school students talking about their plans for the future. What career paths do they envision themselves taking? “I’m going to be a lawyer,” says Daniel. “I think probably a veterinarian,” offers Maria. “Definitely an actress,” affirms Eva. But would any of these bright-eyed youths declare an interest in becoming a translator?

A couple weeks ago Google relaunched a new and improved Ngram Viewer, one weapon in the arsenal the company keeps in its struggle toward world information domination. The Ngram Viewer—no relation to the enneagram—is a tool that sorts the corpus of Google Books on a word-by-word basis and then graphs it out for you, allowing you to track over time the usage of a particular word or phrase. Version 2.0 has smoothed out some wrinkles and added a couple new features, like the ability to differentiate words based on their function—between nouns and verbs, for instance. Recently the linguist Ben Zimmer explained the new version.

Interesting article on the secondary term formation within the EU and concept & term transfer between different languages and legal systems.

K.Perruzo presents the results of her analysis carried out on a corpus of EU both legally and non-legally binding documents dealing with the standing of victims in criminal proceedings and victims' rights in EU- English and EU-Italian.

Problems cited in AIIC’s written statement on provision of interpreting services under the Framework Agreement between ALS/Capita and the Ministry of Justice.

Adding it all up, AIIC reaches the conclusion that “the reputation of British justice is at stake (emphasis added) when the quality of this support service is judged in the light of EU Directive 2010/64 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings.”

Umberto Eco recently argued that "The book is like the spoon, the hammer, the wheel. Once invented, it cannot be improved". But dictionaries are different from other books. Like maps and encyclopedias – but unlike novels or newspapers – dictionaries are things you consult (while you’re doing something else) rather than things you read. For any kind of reference enquiry, the book really can be improved upon, and at Macmillan, we’ve taken the decision to phase out printed dictionaries and focus on our rich and expanding collection of digital resources.

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It is with great sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague Miriam Shlesinger has passed away.

In 2000 Miriam set up and then ran the EST Working Group on Training. She was a member of the EST Executive Board from 2001 to 2004. In 2002 (Newsletter 20) the EST expressed its condemnation of her exclusion from St Jerome Publishing [...]

In a high-heeled argument last year, Christian Louboutin, a shoemaker, sued Yves Saint-Laurent, a fashion house. Louboutin was irked that YSL made footwear that had a red sole, a distinctive feature of Louboutin shoes. The case was tried in America, but both companies are French. This presented a few problems.

The idea for a series of 'Corpus Linguistics in the South' events came out of the Birmingham 2011 conference where a group of us were reflecting on how the majority of events tend to happen in the north or the Midlands. So, this represents an attempt to redress the balance a little; to facilitate networking amongst corpus linguists in the south and to tempt other corpus linguists south for a change! The meetings have been very successful and have even lead to a spin-off Corpus Linguistics in the Midlands.

Short programs in Translation and Interpretation are intensive courses designed as continuing education for working professionals. Customized programs for individuals seeking specific skill building and professional development for translators and interpreters can also be created.

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